NHTSA Complaint #10909590 — 2004 FORD EXPEDITION

SERVICE BRAKES issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10909590
Vehicle	2004 FORD EXPEDITION
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Date of Incident	September 24, 2016
Date Filed	September 26, 2016
Mileage	160,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NC

Consumer Description

BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO RUST. CARS PREVIOUSLY HAD DUAL HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS. IF ONE FAILED, THE OTHER STILL WORKED. THAT IS NO LONGER TRUE. IT'S ALL ONE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND IF A LEAK OCCURS, THERE IS NO SECONDARY SYSTEM; ONLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS AVAILABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AND NOW, IN NEW CARS, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAS SWITCHED TO ELECTRIC. PREVIOUSLY YOU COULD GRADUALLY APPLY THE MANUAL EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN AFTER A HYDRAULIC FAILURE, BUT NO MORE. I HAVE NOW HAD 2 RUST INDUCED BRAKE LINE FAILURES IN MY 2004 FORD EXPEDITION, AND THANKFULLY, A WORKING EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE A MAJOR ACCIDENT OCCURRED. NEW CARS NO LONGER HAVE THIS SAME LUXURY OF AN EMERGENCY BRAKE. THEY HAVE ONLY THE ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE - NO GRADUATED CONTROLS, NO MANUAL INTERVENTION. AND THE NEW AUTO BRAKING SYSTEMS ARE GREAT TO PREVENT REAR END COLLISIONS, BUT ONLY WHEN THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE IS WORKING. YOU NEED TO CONSIDER BRINGING BACK THE DUAL HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND THE MANUAL (GRADUALLY) EMERGENCY BRAKE.

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